Career Offender Sentenced to 151 Months’ Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Distribution
An Ocean County woman was sentenced for distributing over 1,500 pills containing methamphetamine. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Role in Prolific Human Smuggling Organization that Moved Aliens from Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
A Mexican national extradited from Mexico was sentenced today to 87 months prison for his role in a smuggling organization that operated for several…
Continue ReadingShelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Tamara Sawyer Indicted for Theft, Fraud, and Money Laundering
Memphis, TN – A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment in a significant public corruption case against Shelby County General Sessions Court…
Continue ReadingFederal and State Law Enforcement Raise Alarm About Financial Exploitation Targeting Older Adults in New Hampshire
Federal and State Law Enforcement Raise Alarm About Financial Exploitation Targeting Older Adults in New Hampshire CONCORD – In recognition of Elder Abuse Awareness Day,…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina woman pleads guilty to money laundering
A Saluda, South Carolina woman has been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to money laundering. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingRomanian National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry
Puiu Lacatus, 37, of Romania, was sentenced on Friday, June 12, 2026, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to time served—after…
Continue ReadingRomanian National Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry
St. Thomas, VI – United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper of the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Puiu Lacatus, 37, of…
Continue ReadingTwo Colombian Nationals in the United States Illegally Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two Colombian nationals who were in the United States illegally have been sentenced for trafficking cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W.…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office and FBI Issue Warning Over Use of Drones During 2026 FIFA World Cup
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas and FBI Dallas are jointly promoting the importance of drone safety and flight…
Continue Reading210-Month Sentence for Drug Trafficker Following Successful Homeland Security Task Force Prosecution
Pensacola, Florida – Alejandro Palomino-Amador, a/k/a “Ichi”, 33, of Escondido, California was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy…
Continue ReadingOhio Doctor Ordered to Pay Nearly $1M for Facilitating Fraud on Medicare
An Ohio physician has been sentenced for her role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that fraudulently billed Medicare for more than $1,842,524. Source: U.S.…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison for Serial Tax Evasion
Amjad Ibrahim will serve more than a year in federal prison following his conviction for evading nearly $1.5 million in federal income taxes over…
Continue ReadingIllegal Alien Felon Arrested for Flying Drone in World Cup Restricted Airspace after Prior Deportations
Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez, an illegal alien from Mexico with a prior cocaine distribution conviction, faces federal charges for flying a drone over Centennial Olympic Park…
Continue ReadingPrior felon going to prison on new child pornography charge
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Cameron Gelsomino, 24, of Burt, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography after a prior…
Continue ReadingFederal Jury Convicts Former Correctional Officer of Civil Rights Violation that Resulted in Inmate's Death
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal jury has convicted a former detention deputy at the Garvin County Jail (GCJ) in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, for her…
Continue ReadingFormer CFO Charged in Embezzlement Scheme and Immigration Fraud
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced, today, that a former Maryland-based chief financial officer (CFO), who worked…
Continue ReadingIllegal alien living in Dallas sentenced to federal prison as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas
An illegal alien has been sentenced to over 22 years in federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation for trafficking…
Continue ReadingMember of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group “764” Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses
Shawn Krishendat Premsook, 26, of Clermont, Florida, has pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of…
Continue ReadingMetro Area Man Sentenced To 216 Months After Social Media Schemes Led to Armed Carjackings
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Alec Deschryver, 26, who has lived in various cities in…
Continue ReadingU.S. Attorney's Office Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Imposters and scammers are good at what they do – lying and pretending to be someone they are not. They make up complicated stories…
Continue ReadingWinter Park Plastic Surgery Center Settles Claims to Improve Access to Services for Patients with Disabilities
Orlando, Florida – Kamran Azad MD P.A., d/b/a Azad Plastic Surgery (APS), a plastic surgery center in Winter Park, has agreed to settle allegations…
Continue ReadingBrazilian citizen charged with escape from the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Ernando Elias Orelio, 38, a citizen of Brazil, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with escape from…
Continue ReadingJoplin Man Sentenced for Child Pornography
Clinton John Gray, 48, Joplin, Mo., sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography, also referred to as “child…
Continue ReadingBridal Shop Owner Sentenced to Prison for Willfully Failing to Pay More Than $1.3M in Employment Taxes
A Parker woman was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes on behalf…
Continue ReadingArea Scouting America Troop Leader Charged with Production of Child Obscenity
Jonathan Xavier Valdez, 36, Blue Springs, Mo., was charged on Saturday, June 13, 2026, with one count of Production of Child Obscenity involving multiple…
Continue ReadingUnited States Attorney’s Office Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
DETROIT – Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, joins the Department of Justice and the Elder Fraud Coordinating…
Continue ReadingMexican National Sentenced After Transporting 1,295 kilograms of Cocaine On Board a Vessel Subject to U.S. Jurisdiction
St. Thomas, USVI –U.S. Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that one of three Mexican nationals, Francisco Hernandez Penaloza, 65, was sentenced on Friday,…
Continue ReadingChild Psychotherapist Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
Victor Renato Blythe, 61, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with his possession of 300 videos and 23,000…
Continue ReadingFort Myers Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Fort Myers, Florida – Jose Manuel Caraballo-Torres (39, Fort Myers) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kyle C. Dudek to four years and three months…
Continue ReadingAlexandria Man Guilty of Calling in Bomb Threat to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – COREY JOHNSON, age 36, of Alexandria, Louisiana, pled guilty on June 9, 2026 to an indictment charging him with willfully…
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